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River Song
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River Song

{1}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Time Lord Rogue

Meet in Reverse — You draw cards from the bottom of your library rather than the top.

Spoilers — Whenever an opponent scries, surveils, or searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on River Song. Then River Song deals damage to that player equal to its power.

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Meet in ReverseSpoilers
Set
Doctor Who (WHO #152)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2023-10-13
Artist
John Di Giovanni
EDHREC rank
#10,545
Colour identity
{R}{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In a two-card combo

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.47
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 89

River Song+Timestream Navigator
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
3,041 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Radiant Performer+Field of Ruin
{U}{R}
Near-infinite damage
601 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Transplant Theorist+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
308 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Transplant Theorist+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
256 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Transplant Theorist+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
154 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Soldevi Digger+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
117 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Transplant Theorist+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
95 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Soldevi Digger+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
93 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Epitaph Golem+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
86 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Epitaph Golem+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
81 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Ardent Dustspeaker+Time Warp
{U}{R}
LockNear-infinite turnsSkip your draw steps
74 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Soldevi Digger+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
71 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Epitaph Golem+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
61 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Ardent Dustspeaker+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
LockNear-infinite turnsSkip your draw steps
60 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Soldevi Digger+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
47 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Ardent Dustspeaker+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
LockNear-infinite turnsSkip your draw steps
45 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Ardent Dustspeaker+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
LockNear-infinite turnsSkip your draw steps
41 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Epitaph Golem+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
33 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Kylox's Voltstrider+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
16 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Emry, Lurker of the Loch+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Kylox's Voltstrider+Time Stretch
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Emry, Lurker of the Loch+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Emry, Lurker of the Loch+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Mechanized Production+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Mechanized Production+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Mechanized Production+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Mechanized Production+Time Stretch
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Mechanized Production+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Emry, Lurker of the Loch+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Six+Conjurer's Bauble+River Song+Temur Battlecrier
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance+Time Stretch
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Salvaging Station+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Salvaging Station+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Emry, Lurker of the Loch+Notorious Throng
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Six+Conjurer's Bauble+River Song+Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite self-discard triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Salvaging Station+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance+Notorious Throng
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Prototype Portal+Time Warp
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Prototype Portal+Walk the Aeons
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Emry, Lurker of the Loch+Time Stretch
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Prototype Portal+Time Stretch
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Salvaging Station+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Salvaging Station+Time Stretch
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Prototype Portal+Temporal Manipulation
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Prototype Portal+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
River Song+Conjurer's Bauble+Prototype Portal+Notorious Throng
{U}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Showing the 50 most played of 89.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Field of Ruin 82 %+80.3 %
  2. Cleansing Wildfire 69 %+67.6 %
  3. Tomb Trawler 67 %+66.6 %
  4. Ghost Quarter 65 %+63.8 %
  5. Krenko's Buzzcrusher 63 %+61.9 %
  6. Timestream Navigator 61 %+60.0 %
  7. Demolition Field 62 %+59.6 %
  8. Junktroller 59 %+57.9 %
  9. Geomancer's Gambit 57 %+56.4 %
  10. Volatile Fault 56 %+55.2 %
  11. From the Ashes 56 %+54.9 %
  12. Conjurer's Bauble 56 %+54.6 %
  13. Ingenious Mastery 55 %+54.1 %
  14. Spell Crumple 55 %+53.9 %
  15. Magmatic Hellkite 53 %+51.7 %
  16. Transplant Theorist 52 %+51.4 %
  17. Price of Freedom 52 %+51.1 %
  18. Barkform Harvester 48 %+47.0 %
  19. Neera, Wild Mage 48 %+46.2 %
  20. The Reality Chip 50 %+45.7 %
  21. Noble Benefactor 45 %+44.7 %
  22. Sundering Eruption 50 %+44.0 %
  23. Sundering Eruption 50 %+44.0 %
  24. Experimental Augury 46 %+43.7 %
  25. River Song's Diary 44 %+43.3 %
  26. Impulse 44 %+39.7 %
  27. Reito Lantern 38 %+37.6 %
  28. Trenzalore Clocktower 37 %+36.2 %
  29. Clout of the Dominus 39 %+36.0 %
  30. Eyes Everywhere 36 %+35.8 %
  31. Tel-Jilad Stylus 35 %+34.8 %
  32. Slip Out the Back 40 %+34.6 %
  33. Hired Giant 34 %+33.9 %
  34. Curiosity 57 %+33.1 %
  35. Chrome Companion 33 %+32.4 %
  36. Expressive Iteration 55 %+31.5 %
  37. Myr Custodian 31 %+30.5 %
  38. Eager Construct 30 %+30.2 %
  39. Sandworm 30 %+29.9 %
  40. Avengers Disassembled 30 %+29.5 %
  41. Anticipate 31 %+29.4 %
  42. Preordain 60 %+27.0 %
  43. Dutiful Knowledge Seeker 27 %+26.6 %
  44. Rivendell 29 %+26.6 %
  45. Wan Shi Tong, Librarian 28 %+25.5 %
  46. Deliberate 27 %+25.2 %
  47. Fblthp, Lost on the Range 25 %+24.2 %
  48. Sonic Screwdriver 25 %+24.1 %
  49. Reito Sentinel 24 %+23.6 %
  50. Powerbalance 26 %+22.6 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 98 %+0.4 %
  2. Mountain 98 %+0.1 %
  3. Sol Ring 85 %-1.2 %
  4. Command Tower 85 %-2.0 %
  5. Arcane Signet 85 %+2.6 %
  6. Field of Ruin 82 %+80.3 %
  7. Cleansing Wildfire 69 %+67.6 %
  8. Tomb Trawler 67 %+66.6 %
  9. Ghost Quarter 65 %+63.8 %
  10. Krenko's Buzzcrusher 63 %+61.9 %
  11. Demolition Field 62 %+59.6 %
  12. Timestream Navigator 61 %+60.0 %
  13. Sulfur Falls 61 %-6.4 %
  14. Preordain 60 %+27.0 %
  15. Junktroller 59 %+57.9 %
  16. Geomancer's Gambit 57 %+56.4 %
  17. Curiosity 57 %+33.1 %
  18. Volatile Fault 56 %+55.2 %
  19. Talisman of Creativity 56 %+2.3 %
  20. Conjurer's Bauble 56 %+54.6 %
  21. From the Ashes 56 %+54.9 %
  22. Expressive Iteration 55 %+31.5 %
  23. Ingenious Mastery 55 %+54.1 %
  24. Spell Crumple 55 %+53.9 %
  25. Brainstorm 54 %+12.4 %
  26. Temple of Epiphany 54 %+16.0 %
  27. Chaos Warp 54 %+12.9 %
  28. Opt 53 %+19.9 %
  29. Izzet Signet 53 %-1.7 %
  30. Magmatic Hellkite 53 %+51.7 %
  31. Transplant Theorist 52 %+51.4 %
  32. Counterspell 52 %+0.4 %
  33. Price of Freedom 52 %+51.1 %
  34. The Reality Chip 50 %+45.7 %
  35. Sundering Eruption 50 %+44.0 %
  36. Sundering Eruption 50 %+44.0 %
  37. Neera, Wild Mage 48 %+46.2 %
  38. Barkform Harvester 48 %+47.0 %
  39. Swiftfoot Boots 47 %+18.2 %
  40. Stormcarved Coast 47 %+2.4 %
  41. Reliquary Tower 47 %-1.8 %
  42. Shivan Reef 47 %-13.2 %
  43. Blasphemous Act 47 %+8.1 %
  44. Experimental Augury 46 %+43.7 %
  45. Noble Benefactor 45 %+44.7 %
  46. Lightning Greaves 45 %+19.8 %
  47. Steam Vents 45 %-5.8 %
  48. River Song's Diary 44 %+43.3 %
  49. Impulse 44 %+39.7 %
  50. Frostboil Snarl 42 %-1.9 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2023-10-13

    Drawing cards from the bottom of your library is exactly the same as drawing from the top, except that you take the bottom card of your library and put it into your hand.

  • 2023-10-13

    If an effect instructs you to choose a creature type, you may choose Time Lord.

  • 2023-10-13

    Neither "Time" nor "Lord" are creature types. Some older cards were printed with the subtype "Lord," but all of those cards have updated Oracle card text that removed that type.

  • 2023-10-13

    River Song's first ability applies to all cards you draw while it is on the battlefield, not just the card you draw for your turn.

  • 2023-10-13

    Unlike other creature types in Magic that are each only one word, the two words "Time Lord" represent a single creature subtype. Time Lord is the only two-word creature type.

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